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The Van Tienhoven cabinet was the cabinet of the Netherlands from 21 August 1891 until 9 May 1894. The cabinet was formed by the Liberal Union (LU) and Independent Liberals (I) after the election of 1891. The right-wing cabinet was a majority government in the House of Representatives. Independent Classical Liberal Gijsbert van Tienhoven was Prime Minister.[1]

Cabinet Members

Ministers Title/Ministry Term of office Party
Gijsbert van Tienhoven Gijsbert van Tienhoven
(1841–1914) 		Prime Minister 21 August 1891 –
21 March 1894
[Res] 		Independent
Liberal
(Classical Liberal)
Minister Foreign Affairs
Joannes Coenraad Jansen Joannes Coenraad
Jansen
(1840–1925) 		21 March 1894 –
9 May 1894
[Ad interim] 		Liberal Union
Johannes Tak van Poortvliet Johannes Tak
van Poortvliet
(1839–1904) 		Minister Interior 21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Liberal Union
Nicolaas Pierson Nicolaas Pierson
(1836–1909) 		Minister Finance 21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Liberal Union
Hendrik Jan Smidt Hendrik Jan Smidt
(1831–1917) 		Minister Justice 21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Liberal Union
Cornelis Lely Cornelis Lely
(1860–1945) 		Minister Water Management,
Commerce and Industry 		21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Liberal Union
Lodewijk Seyffardt Colonel
Lodewijk Seyffardt
(1840–1909) 		Minister War 21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Independent
Liberal
(Social Liberal)
Joannes Coenraad Jansen Joannes Coenraad
Jansen
(1840–1925) 		Minister Navy 21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Liberal Union
Willem van Dedem Baron
Willem van Dedem
(1839–1895) 		Minister Colonial Affairs 21 August 1891 –
9 May 1894 		Liberal Union
Source: (in Dutch) Parlement & Politiek

References

  1. ^ "TIENHOVEN, Gijsbert van (1841-1914)" (in Dutch). Resources Huygens. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2018.

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